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Hercostomus germanus

59Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun13
Jul36
Aug4
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Swansea Wales13
2Isle of Anglesey Wales7
3Pembrokeshire Wales6
4Gwynedd Wales5
5Cornwall England3
6Dorset England2
7Highland Scotland2
8Sefton England2
9Ceredigion Wales2
10Norfolk England1
11Cumbria England1
12Powys Wales1
13Fife Scotland1
14Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland1
15Isle of Wight England1
14 England4 Scotland41 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
59
Peak month
July
Counties with records
16
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
83
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Dolichopodidae
Genus
Hercostomus
Name with authority
Hercostomus germanus (Wiedemann, 1817)
Described
1817

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q13949798 · GBIF 1602005